Historical FigureMale
Leo IX
1002 – 1054
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryPope Leo IX was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Ages; he was instrumental in the precipitation of the Great Schism of 1054, considered the turning point in which the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches formally separated.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 21, 1002
Eguisheim
Date of death
April 19, 1054
Rome
Citizenship
Holy Roman Empire
Occupations & fields
Catholic priestwriter
- Field and occupation
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